How To Pronounce Pest
pest
UK
Phonemic
/pest/
Phonetic
[pʰest̚]
US
Phonemic
/pest/
In British English, pest is pronounced /pest/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰest̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /pest/.
Pest has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
pest
Pest has one syllable in British English.
pest + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/pests/
US
/pests/
Words That Rhyme With Pest
Questions About Pest
How do you pronounce pest in British English?
In British English, pest is pronounced /pest/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰest̚].
How do you pronounce pest in American English?
In American English, pest is pronounced /pest/.
Do British and American English pronounce pest the same way?
Yes. Both are /pest/.
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